Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization
Use of tobacco has become one of the major causes of premature deaths in most developing countries. Tobacco smoking is particularly higher among youths in Urban slums, thus putting them at high risk for non-communicable diseases.
To determine prevalence of tobacco use among youths aged 15-34 years, explore their motivation for continued smoking and examine perceptions of tobacco control implementers on smoking among youths in Uganda
Characterization of Tobacco Use and its Associated Factors Among Older Youths in an Urban Setting: The Case of Wakiso, Uganda
Alex Daama, Stevens Kisaka, Stephen Mugamba, Emmanuel Kyasanku, Grace Kigozi Nalwoga, Asani Kasango, Robert Bulamba, James Menya Nkale, Fred Nalugoda, Gertrude Nakigozi, Godfrey Kigozi, Rawlance Ndejjo, Joseph Kagaayi
The East African Health Journal, 2024 · DOI: 10.24248/eahrj.v8i2.788
Motivations for continued tobacco smoking and reasons for quitting among youths in Wakiso district, Uganda: a qualitative study
Alex Daama, Stephen Mugamba, William Ddaaki, Grace Kigozi Nalwoga, Asani Kasango, Fred Nalugoda, Robert Bulamba, James Menya Nkale, Emmanuel Kyasanku, Ritah Bulamu, Gertrude Nakigozi, Godfrey Kigozi, Joseph Kagaayi , Stevens Kisaka
BMC Primary Care, 2023 · DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02218-y
Protocol Title
Tobacco use among Youths in urban settings: Exploring motivations for continued smoking amidst tobacco control interventions in Wakiso, Uganda.
Study Site
Wakiso Site
Center for Tobacco Control in Africa
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